Radiator-hood construction



P. E. SCHLEICHER RADIATOR HOOD CONSTRUCTION Aug. 13, 1929.

Filed May 29, 1925 .11! 4 E. 1: IE LE )/"d/// 5. dch/e/c/zer uru'rr. stares A'llthl'l OFFICE.

PAUL E. SCIFiiLEICI'IEIt, F GARY, INDIANA, ASSIGNOE TU SCHLEICI-IER, ING, COR- PORATION 0F ILLINUIEL RADIAIQB-HQOD CONSTRUCTION.

Application filed May 29, 1926. Serial No. 112,454.

This invention relates to a radiator" hood constructiini and more particularly to a radiator hood support, and is an improvement over the support shown in my Patent No. 1,542,101.

Hcretoi'ore, it has been necessary to provide coope'ating means between the support and bracket on the radiator hood to interloclr the two against relative movement. To this end a groove was formed in the support to receive a rib on the end bracket. Sometimes this groove was termed by properly folding and stamping: a piece of sheetinetal and applying it to the top of the end bracket 01 the hood and. :lorining a rib on the support. Such a structure was more or less dillicult to make, and. besides was also expensive.

it is an object of thisinvention to eliminate such a cooperating groove and rib on the parts, and support the end brackets upon the prongs of the support so that the same will be securely locked against relative movement.

The invention comprises the novel SLI'HC- ture and combinatiims hereinafter described and more particularly pointed out and delined in the appended claims.

In the accompanying drawings, which illustrate a preterred embodiment ol this invention and in which similar reference numerals refer to similar features in the ditl erent views lli gure 1 is a broken elevational view of a radiator showing a hood in section secured by my improved support.

Figure is a broken top plan View of the radiator with the cover of the hood and water pan removed.

Figure 3 a sectional view through an end bracketol the hood with a portion of the securing support shown in ele ation.

Figure l is an enlarged front end elevatioual view of the si'lpport.

Figure is an enlarged fragmentary sectional view of an end bracket of the hood showing one 015 the supports in elevation, illustrating the manner of assembling.

In the drawings, there is shown, a bank of radiator coils 1, which is partially covered by a hood. The hood comprises a rear plate 2 to which end brackets 3 are secured. 'ilhc end brackets are held together from spread-51W apart by a. tie rod 1' st ip el. which was lateral male 5 inked with such brackets, as shown in Figures 2 and Each end bracket is provided with suitable slots or apertures 6 for receiving the.

over the supports 9 and secured to the ends of the ll-sl'laped members.

.lt will be noted that the end brackets 3 are merely thin plain flat plates i. e., without grooves or the like, and the attaching supports 9 are plain angular members with strengthening ribs 9. It will also be noted that the pron s 7 incline orsl ant downwardly, and that the upper and lower surfaces thereof are substantially parallel. Conse quently when the hood is in position upon the radiator and engaged by the prongs 7. it will be effectively interlocked therewith. For instance, if a clamp 10 were removed in Figure 1, it would be impossible to slide its support 9 out of engagementwith its end bracket 3 on account of the downward slope of the prongs. Consequently if the hood is in position over the radiator, the supports 9 cannot be engaged with the end brackets 23. Tlhereiore, in assembling, it is necessary to slightly raise the ends of the hood, and u nrarilly tilt the outer portions of the suptiorts, as shown in full lines in Figure 5. lf sually one support attached at a time. lVheu a SUPPOI'l) has been interlocked with the hood, it is brought down flat upon the radiator and clamped thereto. Of course the radiator hood will move down *ardly with the support. It the parts are properly designed the prongs 7 will serve to clamp the rear plate of the hood against the floor. From the tollowing it will be evident that I have provided. a novel radiator hood construction wherein each support member 9 adapted to be tilted slightly and the associated bracket i'nen'iber 3 is adapted to be raised in order to align the slant-mgprong 7 on the support with the aperture 6 in the bracket so that these members can be interlocked. The interlocking 01' these members is accomplished by moving them downwardly to their normal positions. "When in their ti: parts ca t be r" .ezgnugze the-nu if, y

ports for attaching the hood to the radiator, each support comprising a portion clamped to the radiator, and an upright portion hav- 1ng a downwardly sloping prong engaging one of said apertures.

- 2. The combination wlth a radiator, of a hood therefor including flat end members havin s aeed slots and a su 3 ort for each end member having a downwardly inclined prong engaging in one of said slots and normally interlocked therein.

3. In combination with a radiator, a hood including a plurality of end members provided with slots, a plurality of support members on said radiator, each of said support members including a pro ect1on cooperable with a slot 1n the associated end member, said projection being alignable with said slot by tilting the support member and by raising the end member, and said aligned parts being interlocked by moving them downwardly to their normal positionswhereby the projection is moved into the slot.

New.

4. In combination with a radiator, a hood for said radiator including a plurality of end members each provided with a slot, :1 support member associated with each end member and adapted to be connected to the radiator, said support member including a laterally extending prong, said prong slanting downwardly and being insertable in the slot in the associated end member only when the prong is tilted upwardly, each of said end members being adapted to be raised so as to permit disconnection of the associated support therefrom.

5. The combination with a radiator, of a hood including flat end members with slots, a support for each end member engageable in one of said slots when said member is in tilted relation to the said support and locked against detachment therefrom when said end member is in normal position relative to said support.

6. The combination with a radiator, of a hood therefor including flat end members provided with slots, and a support for each end member, said supports having downwardly sloping prongs adapted to extend into said slots, each of said prongs serving to prevent the associated bracket from being disengaged therefrom when the support and the bracket are in normal position relative to each other.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto subscribed my name.

PAUL E. SCHLEICHER. 

